outbid
verb
out·bid
ˌau̇t-ˈbid 
outbid; outbidden
ˌau̇t-ˈbi-dᵊn
; outbidding
; outbidding
: to make a higher bid than : to offer more than
… when employers clamor to outbid each other for the services of an engineering elite …—
Randall E. Stross
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However, free agency means that they can be outbid by a more desperate suitor.
—Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
Winnipeg likely has an internal walk-away price for Connor’s contract, whereas Minnesota established early on that no NHL team would outbid it for Kaprizov.
—Murat Ates, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
But it got outbid by another competitor, GXO, who got the regulatory go-ahead this summer to scoop up the warehousing and transportation company.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 23 Sep. 2025
The new LimeWire outbid other buyers for the rights to Fyre Fest’s trademarks, intellectual property, and social media, ultimately paying $245,300 in July.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2025
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Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
Winnipeg likely has an internal walk-away price for Connor’s contract, whereas Minnesota established early on that no NHL team would outbid it for Kaprizov.
—Murat Ates, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
But it got outbid by another competitor, GXO, who got the regulatory go-ahead this summer to scoop up the warehousing and transportation company.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 23 Sep. 2025
The new LimeWire outbid other buyers for the rights to Fyre Fest’s trademarks, intellectual property, and social media, ultimately paying $245,300 in July.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2025
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“Outbid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outbid. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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